Breakdancing Proposed as Olympic Sport for 2024 Games

As if we needed any more proof that hip-hop went from the Bronx to taking over the world, breakdancing has officially been proposed as a new sport in the Olympics by organizers for the 2024 games in Paris.. According to a report from CNN published Thursday (Feb. 21), this proposal also includes surfing, climbing and skateboarding.

A spokesperson from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a statement following the news, revealing a little insight into the direction that they're looking to go.

"We are pleased to see that Paris 2024's proposal for new sports to the Olympic programme is very much in line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020, which is striving to make the Olympic programme gender-balanced, more youth-focused and more urban," the statement reads.

The official Twitter page for Paris 2024 also released a statement.

"Urban sport, universal and popular with more than one million B-Boys and B-Girls in France, we propose to bring breakdance and its famous battles to the games," the tweet said.

Previously, breakdancing made its debut at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but has yet to make the big leagues.